Khānaqīn weather in May

In May, Khānaqīn sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Khānaqīn's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khānaqīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:01 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
29%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Khānaqīn is city in Diyala Governorate, Iraq.

Founded
1784

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Khānaqīn reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°C warmer than April and about 6°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Khānaqīn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Khānaqīn weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 809104.8
Feb17° / 637.910.75.8
Mar22° / 11°667.311.77.4
Apr28° / 16°405.312.86.8
May35° / 21°102.113.82.9
Jun41° / 26°00.114.30.1
Jul44° / 29°00.114.10.0
Aug44° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep40° / 24°00.112.20.7
Oct33° / 19°202.211.14.7
Nov23° / 12°575.810.27.7
Dec17° / 757.79.76.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47327
57327
67426
77525
87624
97723
107822
118020
128020
138218
148317
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31928

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Khānaqīn gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
413
513
612
712
811
910
109
119
128
137
146
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175
184
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312

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
188102
288102
388102
488102
588102
688102
788102
888102
98992
109091
119091
129181
139181
149271
159460
169460
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189550
199640
209640
219730
229730
239730
249820
259820
269820
279820
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in May

Winds average 12 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 13 h 24 min at the start of May to 14 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 4:53 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.45:156:36
213.45:146:37
313.45:136:38
413.45:126:39
513.55:116:40
613.55:106:40
713.55:096:41
813.65:086:42
913.65:076:43
1013.65:066:44
1113.75:056:44
1213.75:046:45
1313.75:036:46
1413.75:036:47
1513.85:026:47
1613.85:016:48
1713.85:006:49
1813.85:006:50
1913.94:596:51
2013.94:586:51
2113.94:586:52
2213.94:576:53
2314.04:566:53
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2514.04:556:55
2614.04:556:56
2714.04:546:56
2814.14:546:57
2914.14:536:58
3014.14:536:58
3114.14:536:59

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — May's 7.38 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
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107.2Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Khānaqīn

In seasonPeak

In May, Khānaqīn sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Khānaqīn sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Khānaqīn?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Khānaqīn. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Khānaqīn in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Khānaqīn sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Khānaqīn in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khānaqīn peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khānaqīn in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Khānaqīn is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1343 µg/m³Nov 2331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr41Poor
May43Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug35Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khānaqīn?

Khānaqīn sits at 34.3°N, 45.4°E, 185 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Qaşr-e Shīrīn, 25 km away.

KifrīAl MiqdādīyahMandalīŢūz KhūrmātūBaqubah

Topography around Khānaqīn

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Khānaqīn.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khānaqīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 192 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,519 m.

The land around Khānaqīn is covered by artificial surfaces (27%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), cropland (26%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%), bare terrain (30%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
396 m
80 km
2,519 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Qaşr-e Shīrīn 25 km · Kelar 32 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 45 km · Kifrī 55 km · Al Miqdādīyah 59 km · Mandalī 68 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 92 km · Baqubah 98 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,410
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
27.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Christian 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Khānaqīn (34.3482°, 45.3907°, elevation 185 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).